TORONTO – Hard-hitting Cub Swanson simply doesn’t know how to be in a boring fight.

On Saturday night, the 28-year-old continued his impressive rise up the UFC’s featherweight ranks with a crushing knockout win over Brazilian prospect Charles Oliveira.

The featherweight bout opened up the main card of Saturday’s UFC 152 event at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. The fight aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and Facebook.

The taller Oliveira looked to use his reach in the early going, but Swanson managed the distance well and moved in and out of range. Oliveira grabbed on to him in the opening minute and scored a takedown, but Swanson scrambled back to his feet before his opponent could capitalize.

As they reset in the standup department, Swanson drilled him with a few shots to the body, and Oliveira was in visible pain. An overhand right came in shortly after, and it scored flush on the temple. Oliveira tried to remain upright, but after a brief delayed reaction, he crumpled to the floor. Referee Yves Lavigne quickly wrapped his waist before Swanson bothered with another blow.

“He kind of threw me off a little bit,” Swanson said after the win. “It took me a second to find my rhythm, but my coaches have a lot of confidence in my power and told me if I just landed that one big punch, they’re going down for sure.”

After losing his UFC debut, Swanson (18-5 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has now earned three-straight octagon wins. Oliveira (16-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC), who just missed the featherweight limit at Friday’s weigh-in ceremony, loses for the first time since dropping to 145 pounds.

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